The Arabian Hills Journal

Life, on a wider horizon.

Stories of landscape, architecture and considered living from a new estate taking shape beyond Dubai.

Aerial view of the Arabian Hills Estate masterplan at dusk

Vision

No. 01 · By Layla Haddad · 9 min read

Inside a 244M Sq Ft Vision

A closer look at the scale, intent and landscape thinking shaping Arabian Hills Estate.

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From the journal

Edition 01 — 2026

Lagoon at Arabian Hills Estate in golden evening light

Vision

No. 02 · By Omar Rethman · 7 min read

The Lagoon: A New Blue Horizon

How a monumental body of water became the working centre of the estate.

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Architecture

No. 03 · By Hala Mansour · 8 min read

Architecture With Room to Breathe

Homes shaped by shade, proportion and a long argument with the desert sun.

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Serene pool and wellness landscape at sunrise

Lifestyle

No. 04 · By Priya Nair · 6 min read

Wellness Begins With the Morning

Ritual, movement and recovery in a landscape built for unhurried days.

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Lifestyle

No. 05 · By Yusuf Karim · 7 min read

A Life in the Saddle

The equestrian culture running quietly through a country estate near Dubai.

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Detailed architectural model in a design studio

Architecture

No. 06 · By Hala Mansour · 7 min read

From Model to Material

The craft, and the arguments, behind an emerging architectural language.

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Architectural plans and refined stationery on a desk

News

No. 07 · By Rana Fakhoury · 5 min read

A Plan Designed for Possibility

A considered payment structure, and a frank word about buying off-plan.

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Explore by theme

Four ways of seeing the estate.

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Dubai skyline beyond sculpted desert dunes

Lifestyle

No. 08 · By Omar Rethman · 6 min read

Between City and Sky

Close enough to Dubai to matter, far enough for the horizon to open.

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Green infrastructure works across the estate

News

No. 09 · By Layla Haddad · 6 min read

Building the Green Framework

The unglamorous systems going in first, and why they decide everything later.

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Close architectural detail in stone and metal

Architecture

No. 10 · By Hala Mansour · 6 min read

The Art of the Detail

The small gestures that decide whether a place feels expensive or merely large.

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